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Birthday celebrations in the Middle Ages weren’t quite what you might expect. In this video, we explore how birthdays were ...
The 1970s weren’t easy on the middle class. Inflation was high, wages fell behind, and the cost of living kept climbing.
Travel in the Middle Ages was no easy feat, but people still found ways to get around. In this video, we explore four key modes of transportation from medieval times – from horseback and carts to ...
In a middle-class family, access to technology at home is a given. Computers, Wi-Fi, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, ...
Scans and radiographs revealed not just the break but its consequences: dense new bone formations, signs of infection, and ...
Using cutting-edge technology, scientists penetrated the deepest layers of the injury and cross-referenced historical documentation to assemble an accurate and honest picture of disability care in ...
Since March, every Monday evening, members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) have been gathering at The Well.
On Friday, May 9, the campus of Luther Burbank Middle School transformed into a vibrant celebration of global cultures as 7th ...
Chris Wickham is one of the best-known Marxist historians of the Middle Ages. In his book The Donkey and the ... Wickham corrects this distorted view with specific regard to the medieval Mediterranean ...
SmartAsset determined the middle class income range for various U.S. cities and all 50 states. San Jose and Irvine are among the cities in California with a higher middle class income range.
The study by SmartAsset found that Massachusetts is the most expensive state for middle-class living. A household is considered middle class in the Bay State if it makes between $66,565 and $199,716.
The middle class, or middle-income households, are those with incomes that are two-thirds to double the U.S. median household income, says the Pew Research Center. As of 2025, the median household ...